Protecting folders from deletion

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firelock_ny

Hello all.

I'm using Outlook 2003, and I'd like to change properties on
some new folders so they can't be deleted, just like the
Inbox in a default PST folder. Does anyone know how
to do this? Thanks.
 
I'm using Outlook 2003, and I'd like to change properties on
some new folders so they can't be deleted, just like the
Inbox in a default PST folder. Does anyone know how
to do this? Thanks.
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Depends on where the folders are. If they are in a PST, I don't think
you'll be able to do it. If they're on an Exchange server, you might.
You'll need to post additional details.
 
Brian said:
Depends on where the folders are. If they are in a PST, I don't think
you'll be able to do it. If they're on an Exchange server, you might.
You'll need to post additional details.
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These folders are in a PST. I've seen the results of someone
doing it for an earlier version of Outlook - Outlook '97, I think -
but they weren't around to tell me how they did it, and it's
likely that the method they used wouldn't work in Outlook 2003.

When you make a new PST file, it automatically makes
some undeleteable folders - Inbox and Sent Items, for
example. In fact, what I want to do is make a local
PST folder for people who use Exchange Services,
who for server space reasons are required to move
their Inbox and Sent Items to a local PST - I want
this local PST to have an Inbox and Sent Items for
these messages to go to, but I don't want incautious
users to have a slip of the mouse and delete these
folders. If I could just make a default PST and delete
everything but the Inbox, Sent Items and Deleted Items
I'd be fine.
 
These folders are in a PST. I've seen the results of someone
doing it for an earlier version of Outlook - Outlook '97, I think -
but they weren't around to tell me how they did it, and it's
likely that the method they used wouldn't work in Outlook 2003.
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Beats me. It's been too long since I user OL 97 to remember any of the
details.
When you make a new PST file, it automatically makes
some undeleteable folders - Inbox and Sent Items, for
example.
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Nope. The only folder in a fresh PST is Deleted Items, unless you make that
PST the delivery location for the current mail profile. Then Outlook will
create all the default folders.
In fact, what I want to do is make a local
PST folder for people who use Exchange Services,
who for server space reasons are required to move
their Inbox and Sent Items to a local PST - I want
this local PST to have an Inbox and Sent Items for
these messages to go to, but I don't want incautious
users to have a slip of the mouse and delete these
folders.
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Once you create a folder in a PST that has the same name as one of the
default folders, you will not be able to delete that folder. I've tested
it. Outlook will not let you delete any folders whose names match those of
the default folders. For example, I created a new PST. It contained no
folders except for Deleted Items. I then created a Tasks folder designed to
hold Task objects and I could not delete it.
 
Brian said:
Beats me. It's been too long since I user OL 97 to remember any of the
details.
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The details are probably irrelevant anyway - as I said, it's
likely the '97 version wouldn't work for the 2003 version.
Nope. The only folder in a fresh PST is Deleted Items, unless you make that
PST the delivery location for the current mail profile. Then Outlook will
create all the default folders.
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Yes, you're correct - that's what I meant, a delivery location
PST with default folders. My point is that when *Outlook*
creates the folders, they can't be deleted - when the
*user* creates the folders, they can be deleted. I'd like
to make user-created folders behave like Outlook-created
folders.
Once you create a folder in a PST that has the same name as one of the
default folders, you will not be able to delete that folder. I've tested
it. Outlook will not let you delete any folders whose names match those of
the default folders. For example, I created a new PST. It contained no
folders except for Deleted Items. I then created a Tasks folder designed to
hold Task objects and I could not delete it.
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Strange - what I do for my Exchange Services clients
who need to download their Inbox is make them a
PST file, it starts with just a Deleted Items folder, and
I create Inbox and Sent Items folders in that PST. The
Inbox that I create can be deleted just like any other
user-created folder - we're frequently showing incautious
users with such a setup how to get their Inbox folders
back out of the trash.

I just made a new PST file and added an Inbox (with mail
items) and a Tasks folder (with task items), and was
able to send both folders to the Deleted Items folder. I'm
using Outlook as part of the Office 2003 suite on Windows
XP SP2. What's your environment?
 
Yes, you're correct - that's what I meant, a delivery location
PST with default folders. My point is that when *Outlook*
creates the folders, they can't be deleted - when the
*user* creates the folders, they can be deleted.
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Try it once. The PST I was testing with was never a delivery location PST.
I created the Tasks folder manually so that the only two folders in the PST
were Deleted Items and Tasks. I then tried to delete Tasks. It wouldn't.
In fact right-click>Delete is grayed out. Selecting the folder and pressing
Delete produces nothing. The "X" in the Standard toolbar is also grayed
out.
 
Brian said:
Try it once. The PST I was testing with was never a delivery location PST.
I created the Tasks folder manually so that the only two folders in the PST
were Deleted Items and Tasks. I then tried to delete Tasks. It wouldn't.
In fact right-click>Delete is grayed out. Selecting the folder and pressing
Delete produces nothing. The "X" in the Standard toolbar is also grayed
out.
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I created a new profile using POP3, made a second PST file
that was never a delivery PST, created a Tasks folder containing
Task Items, and was able to delete it no problem. I did the same
for a new PST file under a profile using Exchange Services, again
was able to delete the Tasks folder with no problem. There must
be a difference in our environments.
 
I created a new profile using POP3, made a second PST file
that was never a delivery PST, created a Tasks folder containing
Task Items, and was able to delete it no problem. I did the same
for a new PST file under a profile using Exchange Services, again
was able to delete the Tasks folder with no problem. There must
be a difference in our environments.
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Outlook 2003 SP2 with Exchange 2003 (although that's irrelevent for a PST).
Damn. I see what you see now, whereas when I tried this last I couldn't
delete the folder. OK, forget I said it. I don't know how I created the
Tasks folder in the PST so that it couldn't be deleted.
 
Brian said:
Outlook 2003 SP2 with Exchange 2003 (although that's irrelevent for a PST).
Damn. I see what you see now, whereas when I tried this last I couldn't
delete the folder. OK, forget I said it. I don't know how I created the
Tasks folder in the PST so that it couldn't be deleted.
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Drat. I'd love to know how you did it, since that's almost
exactly what I want to do.
 
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